Lot 243
1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793, Edge of 1794 G6+. Rather glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals uniform extremely faint granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few faint hairlines hidden in the toning, a very light rim bruise under the lowest curl, and a tiny rim nick over the second A in AMERICA. The bottom of the date is weak but the remainder is easily readable. The legends on the reverse are complete although some elements on the right side are weak. The legend outside the wreath on this die was lightly punched into the die, and it is relatively weak even in high grade. The edge lettering is complete and strong. M-LDS, Breen state II early. The bulge in the field under the center of the cap is clear and the bulge under the left edge of the cap is just starting to appear. A nice lower grade example of the variety, close to VG7. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Doug Bird 8/1997-Chuck Heck Collection.
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